Just brainstormed about the mission statement and would like to ask you for your thoughts on the following - given that my aspiration is to establish a body language business connected to the jobsearch field. (compare my post yesterday)

Mission statement: I want to support people in presenting themselves the best possible wayWhy? I want people to be able to show their full potential to reach their (career) goalsWhat? I strive to invest in learning to teach b.l. and then to strenghthen peoples' confidence with these tools...

Hi! I would love to get some feedback on a professional head shot. I've taken a course and am not sure if my head shot can be viewed as smirking vs. engaging. I'm beginning a biz to help women who have suffered from past trauma and abuse move on with their lives, offering encouragement and resources for them to rediscover their own strengths and inner light. I had a gazillion photos taken and the one attached was the best - but I don't want to send the wrong message. I'm not crazy about my smile, which is why I'm not showing a toothy smile. Would you see this pose and facial expression as warm and engaging or something more negative? Thanks for your feed back!!

To me our avatars tell others what it is we want to say about ourselves regardless of the theme. I judge people and pictures within the first few seconds and then go from there. With the avatar background being somewhat muted in color the first thing that catches my eye is the hat and so this is where I begin my process. If I don't like the first thing I see then more than likely I won't go to the extra effort to analyze the rest of the pic.Unfortunately rescue, biking and exploring hats are not the most attractive in the world because they are primarily for function not style.I understand you may be wanting to represent a fun time or perhaps that you are an adventurous person but to me the hat may serve to hinder expressing what I'm sure is a wonderful personality.

Very often I struggle to give people negative feedback. I don't like to hurt people so sometimes there are things that really get in the way and I feel uncomfortable pointing them out to others to the extent of resigning myself to them. Do you have any advice?